LeBrun: "Decent chance" Avalanche and Nichushkin agree on an extension

[MMC]

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[McJedi]

Let’s go Avs. Get this done. Nuke is a core player.

 

[Mickey Marner]

I wonder if they go 8 years to bring the cap hit down.

 

[JoemAvs]

That sound too much like what was said about Grubauer last year. Stop teasing Pierre!

I am not celebrating till the ink is dry (and I don't see a 6 or higher as the AAV).

 

[soothsayer]

It's gotta be between Nichushkin and Kadri to re-sign in Colorado, no?

 

[jaisen73]

I suspect the issue is term. If I am Colorado I want 4-5 years. If I'm Nuke's camp I want 7 or even 8. He's 27, his injury history is not too bad, and he has improved every season he has been with the Avs. Of all the UFAs they can conceivably retain this is a very big one, arguably even bigger than Kadri over the long term. Big Val can play a Top 9 (more likely Top 6) role and his two-way game is exceptional. Kills penalties and plays on the PP. Total Swiss army knife.

 

[Dr Pepper]

It's gotta be between Nichushkin and Kadri to re-sign in Colorado, no?

Safe to say Nuke has the edge there, at least in terms of probability of sticking around.

Kadri the more enticing option on the market given last season's numbers, and he knows it.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I wonder if they go 8 years to bring the cap hit down.

I’ve been predicting 8x5.25.

 

[Foppberg]

It's gotta be between Nichushkin and Kadri to re-sign in Colorado, no?

Nuke. Kadri is 100% gone.

 

[BoHorvat 53]

Damn. Here I was thinking that it was going to be a one and done cup run if the Avs didn’t retain Nuke. So in essence, you replace Kuemper with Georgie, Kadri is probably gone but Newhook gets an elevated role, all of their young defencemen are a year older and will be better. Yeah, I think the Avs are going back-to-back.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

excited to see what he gets. excited to brag about having him below 1m in my league for another 3 years
trading this 2 years ago is one of the best trades Ive ever made.
Eetu Päkkilä
Yegor Zaitsev
2020 PHI 6th (Matthew Gleason)

 

[Voight]

I can see him settling at a lower number - his career was in the toilet before he signed there and he has a chance to win more cups.

 

[The Red Line]

Good move. They're losing players this off-season no matter what, I like their priorities so far.

 

[Extra Texture]

This is definitely the guy they've got to keep hold of. I assumed that him and Lehkonen (RFA but still) are going to be bedrock members of the core going forward.

What do Avs fans think Nichushkin's cap number will be?

edit: just saw 5.5 x 8, daaaang. If that happens, good for him.

 

[KingsHockey24]

6x6

 

[pockets]

6 x $5.75

 

[AslanRH]

5 x $5.5 and it will be beautiful

 

[GirardSpinorama]

I suspect the issue is term. If I am Colorado I want 4-5 years. If I'm Nuke's camp I want 7 or even 8. He's 27, his injury history is not too bad, and he has improved every season he has been with the Avs. Of all the UFAs they can conceivably retain this is a very big one, arguably even bigger than Kadri over the long term. Big Val can play a Top 9 (more likely Top 6) role and his two-way game is exceptional. Kills penalties and plays on the PP. Total Swiss army knife.

He is a unicorn.

 

[Hockeyholic]

5 x 7 million per year

 

[Dr Amazing204]

5 years in between 4.5 or 5.5 million should get it done they just gave Georgiev 3.4 lol

 

[ManofSteel55]

He isikely the most important UFA they have so it wouldn't be surprising if it got done.